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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2022
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Kazutoshi Nakamura, Kuwana, JP;
Tomonori Watanabe, Ichinomiya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A transmission gear is movable in an axial direction between a first position separated from an output gear and a second position coupled to the output gear in a state where the transmission gear engages with an input gear. The input gear is configured to: by rotating in a first direction by receiving driving force from a drive source, move the transmission gear from the first position to the second position and transmit driving force in the first direction to the output gear via the transmission gear; and by rotating in a second direction, move the transmission gear from the second position to the first position and cancel transmission of driving force to the output gear. The transmission gear is configured to, when the output gear rotates in a state where the transmission gear is located at the first position, not be coupled to the output gear.